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Neighbours adds five additional primetime episodes to celebrate 35 years

Mindshare launches acceleration program in partnership with business school

Isobar’s Australian social impact initiative expands globally

Nova launches Ovarshare podcast to share stories of life with ovarian cancer

News Corp targets preschooler literacy with its 2020 Raise a Reader campaign

Seven to broadcast bushfire relief concert Fire Fight Australia

Keep Left launches earned media measurement tool Impact Score

Charlie Albone joins Better Homes and Gardens 1

Jo Palmer steps down as Seven Tasmania news anchor after 18 years 1

Entries for the Research Got Talent Awards are open

Atomic 212 launches AR-powered ads by Facebook in Australian-first

Screen Australia announces funding for five online productions

Triple M announces commentary team for the 2020 NRL season

Domino’s launches competition to win gold, diamond and ruby pizza-shaped engagement ring

Gerry Graff appointed jury president for the 2020 AWARD Awards

ARN’s iHeartRadio and KIIS 106.5’s Kyle & Jackie O Show giving away trips and passes to the iHeartRadio Music Awards

Dentsu acquires 4cite Marketing in attempt to boost Merkle globally

CRA reports commercial radio audiences grew in 2019

SCA announces Podcast One partnership with Spotify

Stack Sports signs partnership with Interplay Media for APAC/EMEA

Julia Greenhalf joins Nik Stuart for breakfast on Triple M’s 93.1 in Bundaberg

News Corp Australia’s News Xtend wins an International Service Excellence Award

Neutrogena and JC Decaux launch a sunscreen dispensing billboard

Triple J’s Hottest 100 raises $250k for Greening Australia

Kia launches Australian Open experience for its new Seltos

Coca-Cola introduces a personalised Coke ordering function on Amazon’s Alexa devices 2

Entries for the 2020 Effie Awards are now open

Garnier hosts educational plastic-waste activation at the Australian Open

The Guardian announces it will no longer accept fossil fuel advertising

Measuring business outcomes is the biggest challenge for APAC adlanders: IAS report

Community, powered by Xandr, signs on four new media brands

Marie Claire to donate $1 from each March issue sold to wildlife causes impacted by bushfires 1

Mamamia strengthens Victorian commercial team with three appointments

Verizon Media announces the return of its talent program for 2020

Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports commits to rebuilding sports facilities in bushfire-affected communities

Who magazine partners with Keto-Fit for Who Moves event

Real estate business partners with Antony Catalano’s Today on new advertising approach 1

Ten and Western Sydney University partner on Sandra Sully Journalist Scholarship

Andrew Walls promoted to JC Decaux executive leadership team

News Corp Australia launches newsroom podcast sponsored by Optus

World Out of Home Organization launches NewGen Toronto delegate pass for Out of Home industry’s young stars

MTV’s Jersey Shore Family Vacation returns February 28

Gourmet Traveller announces first ‘green’ issue

Group M launches new podcast series, ‘Media Landscapes The Podcast’

We Are Social Australia creates an augmented reality wildlife sanctuary for Samsung Thailand

KFC secures naming rights to the AFL, NRL and BBL SuperCoach leagues

WPP AUNZ acquires New Zealand agency Dominion to merge into AKQA Auckland

Cheetah Digital announces partnership with marketing and digital consultancy Blended Digital

Fan+ launches auction in partnership with Australian Olympic legends for bushfire relief aid

American Express Openair Cinemas returns for 2020

Quadrant partners with LiveRamp on APAC audience data project

Triple J announces Hottest 100 of the Decade countdown 1

Four finalists announced for Pitch Australiana competition

Brisbane media unites in bushfire fundraising effort

Kia Motors Australia offers free rides with Uber in its Australian Open ‘fan fleet’

Twitter launches takeover ad placement feature, Promoted Trend Spotlight

NME announces Australian winners for NME Awards 2020

Courtney Act, Marc Fennell, Adam Liaw and Sam Simmons among the celebrities taking part in SBS’s Celebrity Mastermind

Screen Australia greenlights five projects

To celebrate Australian Open, JC Decaux fits Melbourne displays with giant sweatbands

Production company Kojo appoints Linda Ujuk as executive producer

APAC Effies adds Daniel Barnes and Melissa Tang to heads of jury list

Claudia Sagripanti becomes CEO of Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia

MPDAA yearly summary shows cinema held strong in 2019

Asiaray and Rubicon parter on digital out of home programmatic trading offering

Daily Mail’s Mums of Media industry maternity leave initiative expands for 2020 4

Genesys appoints new senior vice president, APAC, and vice president, ANZ

Ian Thorpe becomes brand ambassador for Yakult Australia

Physical Disability Australia appoints Dr Dinesh Palipana as its inaugural ambassador

Quantcast hires Sonal Patel as managing director for South East Asia

OMA presents results of Look Up campaign

Home and Away to return January 27 with movie-length premiere 9

Girlfriend revamps its Model Search for 2020 with a new headline sponsor

SBS celebrates Lunar New Year with unique mix of programming

Tomorrow’s special editions of News Corp mastheads to raise money for bushfire relief

Barilla enters its third year as the official pasta and sauce of the Australian Open

Carlton & United Breweries donates kegs of VB to pubs for bushfire relief

Website host Go Daddy reveals its new logo

Mindshare and Neo merge, keeping individual branding and client rosters

Group M’s Xaxis completes Australia-first programmatic super roadblock 14

ACE Radio launches season two of the Women of Influence podcast hosted by Kate Meade

Publisher Boss Hunting launches fundraiser for bushfire relief

The Herald Sun launches annual Women’s Footy magazine

Founder and chair of Copy School, Ray Black, steps down, to be replaced by John Bevins

Darren Woolley’s TrinityP3 turns 20

Bidpixel runs competition to win $50,000 in Facebook or Google ad spend

The team behind The Squiz launches Squiz Kids

Amazon Studios announces cast for The Lord of the Rings series